Angiotensin (Ang II) II is known to promote oxidative stress in acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Inhibition of renin angiotensin system (RAS) or blockade of Ang II receptors may therefore be effective in reducing oxidative stress during AMI. The study evaluates and compares the protective effect of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and AT1 receptor blocker in adrenaline induced ox...

Steel Plate Shear Wall (SPSW) is an emerging seismic load-resistant system that, compared to other systems, enjoys the advantages of stable ductile behavior, fewer detailing requirements, rapid constructability, and economy. American seismic provisions decree that a SPSW should be designed as a moment frame with a web infill plate. Specifically, in case of buildings taller than 160 ft, it decre...

Accumulation of protein-bound uraemic toxins (PBUTs) is one of the reasons for the development of uraemia-related complications including cardiovascular disease; however, conventional haemodialysis is limited in its ability to remove PBUTs. We aimed to examine whether the oral charcoal adsorbent AST-120 has an additive effect on PBUT removal in haemodialysis patients. During the 4-week study, a...

PURPOSE To investigate the protective effects of ischemic pre and postconditioning, as well as the association of both methods, in skeletal muscle injury produced by ischemia and reperfusion in rats. METHODS An experimental study was designed using 40 Wistar rats divided in four groups (n=10): Control - rats submitted to ischemia for 240 minutes (min) and reperfusion for 60 min; Ischemic prec...

Oxidative stress and muscle membrane leakage were compared in horses finishing (F; 24) or not finishing (NF; 16) in Research Ride 2002 (R2). These data were also compared to previous rides—Old Dominion (OD; more competitive) and Research Ride 2001 (R1; less competitive). For R2, blood samples were taken before (PRE), 27, 48 and 80 km, and 170 to 190 min during recovery. Blood was analyzed for p...

BACKGROUND A precise predictive survival model of liver transplantation (LT) with antiviral prophylaxis for hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cirrhosis has not been established. The aim of our study was to identify predictors of outcome after LT in these patients based on tumor staging systems, antitumor therapy pre-LT, and antiviral prophylaxis in patients c...

The role of betatrophin in diabetes has been paid attention; however, there were controversial conclusions. This study was aimed to investigate serum levels of betatrophin in pregnant participants with normal glucose tolerance (NGT) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), as well as the relationships between its circulating concentrations and some clinical parameters. Between August 2014 and A...